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Same Category Posts
Show posts related to the current category or other custom post types.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.7★ from 13
- Active installs
- 3k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Added
- Sep 2015
- Requires WP
- 3.0
- Tested up to
- WP 7.0.4
- Downloads
- 73,521
Our analysis
AI-assistedSame Category Posts is a WordPress plugin that displays a list of related posts of the same post type as the current post. It is designed to be used on single post pages and can be configured to show posts from specific categories or exclude certain categories. The plugin supports custom post types and offers various options for displaying post thumbnails, excerpts, and additional post information.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to enhance their website's content discovery by showing related posts, making it easier for visitors to find relevant articles. It is particularly useful for blogs or websites with multiple post types and categories, allowing for tailored content presentation.
Best for: This plugin suits bloggers and website owners looking to improve content engagement through related posts.
What it does well
- ✓Displays related posts of the same post type
- ✓Supports custom post types and child categories
- ✓Offers options to exclude categories and terms
- ✓Allows filtering by popular posts based on comment count
- ✓Customisable display options for thumbnails and excerpts
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on specific features or settings
- •No details on compatibility with other plugins or themes
Verdict
Same Category Posts provides useful functionality for displaying related content, though further details on specific features would enhance understanding.
From the developer
Daniel Floeter's own description of Same Category Posts, lightly tidied.
Same Category Posts shows a list of related posts with a same Post Type to the current post. The widget is only shown on single post pages. Forked from Related Posts Widget.
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Features
- Shows a list of related posts.
- Option which Post Type should be related to the current post.
- Custom Post Types support.
- Child category and terms support.
- Archive page support.
- Option exclude one or multi categories or terms.
- Option to filter by popular posts (by comment count).
- Option separate categories if more than one is assigned.
- Set how many posts to show (overall and by category).
- Option exclude current post, sticky posts or children.
- Option exclude categories and terms without exclude their children.
- Placeholders in title string (e.g. “There are a lot of %cat%-News.” -> “There are a lot of Tech-News.”).
- Filter hook for the post titles ‘widget_title’.
- Option to show post thumbnail and set width & height.
- Option to crop thumbnails dimensions with CSS.
- Option to put thumbnail on top.
- Option to make the widget title link to the category page.
- Option to show/hide the title.
- Option to show the post excerpt and how long (in words).
- Option change excerpt ‘more’ text.
- Option to show the post date, author and comment count.
- Multiple widgets.
Placeholder
In text boxes %cat% will replaced with the (first assigned) category name, e.g. “There are a lot of %cat%-News.” -> “There are a lot of Tech-News.”
And %cat-all% will replaced with all assigned category name, e.g. “Special offers for %cat-all%!” -> “Special offers for houses, flats, apartments.”
Contribute
While using this plugin if you find any bug or any conflict, please submit an issue at
Github (If possible with a pull request).
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